Association of the components of the binary toxin from Bacillus sphaericus in solution and with model lipid bilayers

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 342, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1273-1278

  Boonserm, Panadda ^a   Moonsom, Seangduen ^a   Boonchoy, Chanikarn ^b   Promdonkoy, Boonhiang ^c   Parthasarathy, Krupakar ^d   Torres, Jaume ^d  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Binary toxin; Circular dichroism; Infrared spectroscopy; Insertion; Mechanism; Membranes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID MEMBRANE; LIPID MONOLAYER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SOLUTIONS;

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33644888306     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.02.086     Document Type: Article

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